Li Shimin and eldest grandson Wuji were both looking at Li Xiu, which made him touch his face, thinking that he couldn't help but have flowers on his face, but even if it was a long flower, it was uncomfortable to be stared at like this by two big men. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Your Highness, what is the matter with you?" Li Xiu was stared at by Li Shimin, and his whole body was cold, and finally he couldn't help asking.

"Cough, this ......" Li Shimin actually showed an embarrassed expression at this time, and then turned his head to look at the eldest grandson Wuji, and motioned for him to explain to Li Xiu, which also made the eldest grandson Wuji look helpless, and the subordinate could not refuse the order of the superior at all.

"Li Juma, in fact, this is the case, in a few months, Your Majesty will give up the throne to His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness has long felt that the laws of our Tang Dynasty are somewhat insufficient, so he ordered me to recompile a law, although the original law is still generally followed, but in some places I also try to check and fill in the gaps, so that my Datang law is perfect!" The eldest grandson Wuji immediately explained.

"The twist in the prince's hand is your new Tang law?" Li Xiu also seemed to understand something when he heard this, but this matter didn't seem to have anything to do with him, right?

"The law of the Tang Dynasty is not something that can be written down in one fold." I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji smiled and continued, "The excerpt is only an addition to some omissions in the law, and it took me a long time to write it after discussing with a few colleagues who are proficient in the law, and the others are nothing, but one of them is related to the horse!" ”

"Oh? What law can be relevant to me? Li Xiu blinked and said, he really couldn't think of any kind of law that would have something to do with himself as a lazy idler?

"The same surname is not married!" Eldest Sun Wuji stared at Li Xiu's eyes and said.

"How many years have it been, and how can anyone still propose such a law?" When Li Xiu heard the four words spoken by the eldest grandson Wuji, he also stood up angrily and said.

The so-called non-marriage with the same surname was indeed a taboo in Han marriage, but note that it was only once, there was this law before the Han Dynasty, but after the Han Dynasty, there were too many people with the same surname, so although the people still have this kind of saying, but the court has no longer included this in the law, and many places even such customs are no longer observed, such as the former Sui as an example, there is no such article in the law, and Princess Pingyang also joked with him about it.

"Ahem, this...... Not marrying with the same surname also follows the ancient system, and some customs and taboos left by the ancestors also have a certain truth. At this moment, I saw Li Shimin suddenly say something, and then said seriously.

Li Xiu was stunned when he heard Li Shimin's words, and then he understood the implied meaning of his words, Li Shimin's family origin is a little complicated, some people say that they are Sinicized Xianbei people, and some people say that they are Xianbei Han people, anyway, no matter which way they say, it shows that they have Hu blood, which also caused a lot of trouble when the Tang Dynasty was founded, so Li Yuan also found himself a Taoist ancestor, known as the descendants of Lao Tzu, but the more so, the more it shows that their hearts are weak.

Now Li Shimin's so-called following the ancient system is actually out of the same psychology, and the people who secretly slander them say that they are Hu people, so he just follows the ancient system of the Central Plains, and even picks up the ancient system of "not marrying with the same surname" that has been discarded for hundreds of years, and Li Xiu just hit the muzzle of the gun.

"Actually, the colt and the princess are not a problem, after all, you have been married before, and you will not be affected by this law, so the colt doesn't have to take it to heart!" At this time, I saw the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly speak, as the so-called past is not to blame, Li Xiu belongs to this situation.

"That's not right, this law is inherently wrong, and it may even affect an important foundation of Datang, so it must be revised!" Li Xiu didn't appreciate it at all, but retorted that he and Princess Pingyang finally got together, so he would never give others any reason to attack, not to mention that no one can say anything about the officialdom, and now he is not to blame for the past, but who knows if someone will talk about him in the future?

"Oh? Li Xiu, why do you say that? Li Shimin was already a little unhappy at this time, but he still asked patiently.

"Your Royal Highness, the so-called unmarried with the same surname, from a medical point of view, there is indeed a certain truth, because if a man and a woman who are related by blood are married, the probability of giving birth to a child with congenital disease in the future is much higher than that of other couples, but the blood relationship is also far and near, and relatives within three generations can be called close relatives, and this close relative must not be married, on the one hand, it is against human ethics, and on the other hand, it will also give birth to children with congenital diseases."

When he said this, he saw Li Xiu pause for a moment and continued, "But as long as there are three generations, this blood relationship is much farther, and the influence of male and female marriage is not very great, in addition, our cousin and sister marriage is prevalent in the Central Plains, which is actually a close marriage, and the children they give birth to in the future are likely to have various congenital diseases, and women are also prone to cause the death of children and mothers when they give birth!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's novel explanation of the marriage of close relatives, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji also showed surprised expressions, they didn't expect that the ancient precepts handed down would have such a saying, and after a while, I saw Li Shimin speak: "Li Xiu, according to what you said, it is not wrong not to marry with the same surname, and it is even a little imperfect, why do you say that it will affect the foundation of my Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Your Highness, I would like to ask you, what is the foundation of a country?" Li Xiu did not explain immediately, but asked Li Shimin rhetorically.

"Basic?" Li Shimin lowered his head and pondered for a moment when he heard this, and finally raised his head and said slowly, "The most basic nature of a country is the land and the people, these two things are indispensable, otherwise the country will not be a country!" ”

"Yes, the foundation of the country is land and population, my Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, the coast of the East China Sea, and the territory of the Western Regions, almost all of which are in the hands of my Datang, but such a vast land, but because of the previous war, the population has been greatly reduced, in order to increase the population, the imperial court on the one hand forced young men and women to marry, on the other hand, attracted escapees from the mountains and forests, and even made the population an important part of the assessment of local officials."

Hearing Li Xiu talk about the population, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji seemed to understand something at once, and then saw Li Xiu continue: "Although there are a lot of runaways in our Tang Dynasty, it is also a fact that after the war, the number of people in the Central Plains has decreased significantly, so if you want to really increase the population, it is the right way to encourage childbearing, but if the decree of not marrying with the same surname is implemented, it will cause a serious blow to those big surnames, such as the Wang family, which claims to have millions of people, if it is forbidden to marry with the same surname, The number of men and women of the right age who choose a husband or wife is suddenly much smaller, and if they cannot get married in time, how can they ensure fertility and population? ”

"This ......" Hearing Li Xiu's words, the eldest grandson Wuji was also a little speechless for a while, before someone proposed not to marry with the same surname, they only considered the benefits brought by politics, but they did not think about the impact on ordinary people, which is also a common problem of many aristocratic officials, because they will only look at the problem from their own point of view, after all, they don't have to worry about their children getting married.

Li Shimin also showed a contemplative expression at this time, the legitimacy of the Tang Dynasty is indeed important, but the growth of the population is also important, not to mention that he is now ambitiously preparing to destroy the Turks in the next few years, and then pacify the Western Regions and the South, in addition to Goguryeo, etc., although these small countries are not as strong as the Tang Dynasty, he still feels a threat to himself, and even makes him feel like a fish in his throat.

However, the population is needed to fight the war, and the national strength to support the war also needs the population, so it can be said that if there is no population, then his ambitions can only become an empty thing, which is the main reason why he has been introducing a policy of recuperation and recuperation during this time.

"Li Xiu, what do you want?" I saw Li Shimin pondering for a while, and finally raised his head and asked Li Xiu.

"It's very simple, change the laws related to marriage, such as not marrying with the same surname to not marrying close relatives, and then specifying in detail what belongs to close relatives, such as parents, siblings, cousins, cousins, etc., and raise the age of a woman at the time of marriage......"

"That's not right, if you want to encourage childbearing, why raise the age of marriage for women, won't this reduce childbearing?" Without waiting for Li Xiu to finish speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji interrupted, it is undeniable that his intelligence is definitely above Li Xiu, but the gap in the times cannot be made up by intelligence, which is also Li Xiu's biggest advantage.

"Brother eldest grandson, don't you know, from a medical point of view, women are only fully equipped with the physical conditions for childbirth after eighteen, but most of the women now are married and have children in the fourteenth and fifteenth fiveteens, which will seriously harm their bodies, and it is not easy to get pregnant again in the future, and it is easy to get pregnant during childbirth, resulting in one corpse and two lives, even if the child is successfully born, the child may also lead to various diseases due to congenital insufficiency, but if you wait until the age of eighteen to have another child, you will avoid the above problems, So in the long run, raising the age of marriage for women can increase the population even more! ”

Speaking of childbirth, Li Xiu also seemed a little excited, did Yi Niang really frighten him before, and there are often cases of women dying in childbirth in the countryside, most of these women are young, and they may still be in junior high school in the next life, Li Xiu feels uncomfortable every time he hears this, so he took this opportunity to mention it.

When Li Shimin heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't help but show a contemplative expression at the moment, and seemed to be unable to make up his mind for a while, after all, although what Li Xiu said made sense, if he really wanted to implement it, he would need to face great resistance, not to mention anything else, just raising the age of a woman's marriage was not something that could be solved by a decree, so he was also hesitating whether to accept Li Xiu's proposals? (To be continued.) )